On June 3, 2009, the Japanese Diet passed a bill that will amend the Japanese Anti-Monopoly Act ("Amendments") to impose larger surcharges (administrative fines) on companies engaged in cartels and certain types of unilateral conduct and increased prison sentences for individuals participating in cartels.

The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) has issued draft guidelines on enforcement of the prohibition on abuse of a superior bargaining position, which long has been a violation of Japan's "Anti-Monopoly Law" (AML) and has been enforced mostly through the Japanese administrative guidance system.

In general, digital platformers have the discretion to decide the conditions of the transactions with their counterparties; however, their conduct may cause issues to arise under the...

Following the agreement between Japan and the EU regarding personal data protection in July 2018, the European Commission decided to officially launch the procedure for adoption of its adequacy decision for Japan on September 5, 2018.

米国連邦取引委員会（Federal Trade Commission、以下「FTC」という。）...

On January 31, 2007, the Japan Fair Trade Commission published for public comment a draft of the revised "Guidelines on the Application of the Anti-Monopoly Act to Reviewing Business Combination".

The Cabinet of Japan recently approved the Bill for Partial Revision of the Unfair Competition Prevention Act, etc. (不正競争防止法等の一部を改正する法律案) (the "Bill") amending Japan's Unfair Competition...

The UCPA Amendment Bill aims to create an environment that will further facilitate the use of data, given the ongoing development of information technology.

The Japan Fair Trade Commission ("JFTC") has announced a cease and desist order requiring that Qualcomm Inc. rescind license provisions that required licensees to cross-license their patents to Qualcomm and refrain from asserting their own patents against Qualcomm or Qualcomm licensees.

On January 1, 2010, amendments to the Japanese Anti-Monopoly Act (the "AMA") that substantially revise Japan’s pre-merger notification system came into effect.

The Anti-Monopoly Act of Japan ("AMA") affords the Japan Fair Trade Commission ("JFTC") the primary jurisdiction over competition issues (and particularly allegations...

The purpose of the "Act against Delay in Payment of Subcontract Proceeds, Etc. to Subcontractors" is to ensure the fairness of subcontracting transactions and to protect the interests...

On April 1, 2020, the Act to Partially Amend the Civil Code ("Amendment") will come into effect, with some exceptions.

How to tackle the competition law issues relating to digital players and markets remains a key priority area for regulators around the world and an area about which...

On March 12, 2019, the Japanese Cabinet approved and submitted to the Diet a bill ("Bill") to amend the Act on Prohibition of Private Monopolization and Maintenance of Fair Trade ("Antimonopoly Act").

On August 29, 2019, the Japan Fair Trade Commission (the JFTC) announced its draft "Guidelines Concerning Abuse of a Superior Bargaining Position under the Antimonopoly Act...

The Japanese government has proposed significant changes to the procedures for challenging orders issued for antitrust violations by the Japanese Fair Trade Commission (JFTC).